My phone rang for the second time and like the previous time, I ignored the call; it was Mr. Blackwood calling. I was still at my new office as I had returned after leaving Max’s company. As much as I queried him, I was happy with my new position as the CEO, now I didn’t have to overwork myself.
It was past three pm and so I believed the staff members must have all left since work hours were over, but I stayed back to set things up for my new position, I had to make sure the reports Mr. Wilson had been sending to the CEO’s office were in order and so far, there has been so many discrepancies in the records. It looks like Mr. Wilso has been terrible at his job.
But I wouldn’t expect any better. All he does is go around and try to take advantage of the labor market, the hard workers in the company while stealing funds and enriching himself. There has been poor supervision of his work by the previous CEO and so he must have gotten away with all that.
My attention was taken away from the computer when the office door was pushed open, I looked up in surprise and my eyes came in contact with him; speak of the devil.
“Mr. Wilson?” I muttered, confused as to what he wanted.
On a closer look, I noticed the scary look on his face, what is he up to?
“Is there a problem, Mr. Wilson? I believe work hours are over for the day.” I uttered, trying to conceal my fear from behind the table.
“Exactly, Annabel… Work hours are over for the day, and you should have been on your way.” He said in a nonchalant tone that freaked me out.
“What are you talking about? I will leave when I am done here, you should excuse me.” I replied hesitantly as I slowly reached for my phone.
“Not so fast, I am not done here.” He said coldly as he stared at me. “You see, earlier this morning… You shouldn’t have said the things you said.” He muttered with a dark expression on his face.
“Mr. Wilson, this morning…”
“Oh let me finish, Miss Ann. So now you think that you are above me and can speak to me like you please? You thought you had won against me by sleeping your way to the top, didn't you?” he asked with an evil grimace as he came closer.
I immediately stood up from the office chair, frightened to my bones. “Mr. Wilson, I think you should leave.”
“Oh I will, but before I go away, why don’t I show you why you should never mess with a man.” He growled in a deep voice.
I immediately knew that I was in trouble and tried to run off from the other side of the table, but he dived at me and grabbed me, pushing me down to the floor.
I screamed in pain and tried to get up but he grabbed my gown by the neckline, pulling me closer to him before landing a tight slap across my face. Another scream erupted as I shut my eyes and covered my face in defense.
“You whore! How dare you make a mockery of me!” he yelled as he hit me again.
“Stop! You have lost your mind!” I screamed as I tried to defend myself from him.
I tried to run off but he pinned me to the ground and crossed his legs over me, sitting on my waist, then he grabbed the edges of my gown around the neckline and ripped it apart, exposing my breasts.
“Help!!” I screamed at the top of my voice and tried to fight him off but he was too strong.
He wrapped his hand around my neck and pinned my head to the ground, choking the breath out of me. I struggled for breath while screaming with the little air I got, my eyes turned red.
He released my neck and tried to take off his belts while I tried to push him off. “Someone help me!!” I screamed with whatever energy I could gather, my life flashing before my eyes.
“There is no one coming to rescue you, slut!” he spat at me before slapping my face again. I was in tears, powerless against him.
After unhooking his belt, he tried to rip off the rest of my clothes but we both heard the door burst open and someone rushed in. Before I could make out his face, Mr. Wilson got knocked off my body with a force like I have never seen, throwing him towards the desk.
“Anna! Are you alright?” he asked in a rush of words, genuine worry written all over his face.
“Max?” I muttered in tears, as I pushed away from him, still traumatized by the attack.
Mr. Blackwood gritted his teeth with a red face and immediately turned to Mr. Wilson. The General manager had just gotten back on his feet and was attempting to take off when Max tackled him and sent him sprawling to the ground.
Maxwell dived on him and began to deliver vehement punches to his face. I sat there in awe, watching the whole thing happen. punch after punch, it didn’t look like he was going to stop anytime soon, he wasn’t even giving Mr. Wilson a breathing space.
Mr. Blackwood dragged up the general manager by his collar and threw him on the office table, destroying the computer system. I screamed, afraid that he would toss him out of the window. we were on the third floor, if he goes out that window, he will never survive it.
“How dare you lay your filthy hands on her?” Mr. Blackwood growled as he landed endless punches on Mr. Wilson’s face.
There was blood all over his disfigured face. “Maxwell stop!” I cried out, but he didn’t pay attention to me.
Mr. Wilson didn’t even stand a chance against him, he dragged him across the room, throwing him around like a ragdoll.
“Please stop!!” I begged, tears rolling down my eyes.
At this point, Mr. Wilson was not even fighting back, he was barely conscious, his face covered in blood just like Maxwell’s knuckles.
MR. Blackwood pinned his half-conscious body to the floor, hitting him again and again. I tried to stop him but he pushed me off.
“Maxwell stop!!” I yelled. “You are going to kiss him!!” I screamed at the top of my voice, fear engulfing my entire being.
After so many attempts, I succeeded in pulling him away from Mr. Wilson’s body. Mr. Wilson was no longer moving. I looked at Mr. Blackwood in shock, the rage in his eyes. I have never seen anything like it, he looked like a monster, a beast I did not recognize.
I covered my mouth in disbelief. “No…” I muttered and waved my head, then I took off in fear.
“Anna, wait!” he yelled behind me and followed suit.
I ran out of the office and headed for the elevator, I didn’t care that I was exposed, I just needed to be away from here, away from this bloodlust, this mayhem unfolding before my very eyes. the look in his eyes scared me, I was horrified.
Mr. Blackwood caught up with me in the hallway, I didn’t even make it to the Elevator. “Anna stop, where are you going?” he yelled as he grabbed my arm.
“Let go of me! You have killed him!” I screamed.
“He is not dead, and he is lucky not to be.” He retorted.
“What? You were really going to kill him? Who are you?”
“That man assaulted you, he was going to abuse you and violate your rights!” he yelled back at me.
I stood there in silence, shivering. I couldn’t think straight, I had no idea what to do or say. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain on my chest and I held it.
I began to cough and I staggered, grabbing the wall for support.
“Anna! Are you alright?” Mr. Blackwood called out. Those were the last words I heard before I blacked out.
TBC!!